Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-19
STILL ON THE WAY.
At Memphis-A SAD Incident-Visit tt
Mrs. Polk.


Mrs. Polk.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 15.-The crowd
that welcomed President and Mrs.
Cleveland to Memphis was mob that
broke up the procession, disarranged
the plans of the committees, and howled
and shouted itself hoaise. The
managers of the reception are quite
chagrined over the mishap and
were in consultation long at.
ter midnight with regard to
the proceedings of to-day. This morn
ing the committees were promptly on
hand, but the late hours of last night
caused delay in starting the procession
of carriages and again upset the commit
tees arrangements. No harm was done
beyond curtailment of the opportunity
offered the President to see the town. :.
The procession headed by the band
and the military moved from the hotel at
q quarter before 10 o'clock. The ride
through the town was full of interest.
The decorations are probably more
elaborate and more general than those
OF any place yet VISITED by
the President with the posi-
BILE exception of Madison, Wis,
Whatever gay colors could do to make
the occasion a success has been done.
Il
bouquets OF flowers in unique designs
were lowered into the Presidents car
riage. Twice as many people as were
ever seen in town before were upon the
streets, but good order was preserved
by the mounted marshals.
The large handsomely dressed stan d
in the center of Court Square was
reached by the President about half past
ten, and the formalities of the reception
were begun. The formal speech of well
come by Judge H. T. Elicit, embraced a
pleasing welcome to the President and
his wife. The speaker referred briefly
to the war and said he was happy that
the trouble was past and buried.
President Cleveland replied in a
speech containing brief synopsis of the
history of the struggles of Memphis with
war and plague.
The presidential reception to the pub
lie in the hall of the Cotton Exchange
was about an hour in length. The Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland were assisted
by the Postmaster-General and Mrs.
Villas. From the exchange the party
was escorted to their train at the foot OF
Court Street and at l o'clock lett for
Nashville.
Though the day was not uncomfort-
and Judge Elicit, who stood for time
with his hat off as the President was
speaking, sat down, overcome by
the heat. DR.. Bryant, of the presidential
party, took direction of affairs and re-
manned with the unfortunate gentleman
while the President was escorted to the
Cotton and Merchants Exchange.
Judge Elicit died five minutes after the
President left the stand.
At Mckenzie, Tenn, the President
Mrs. Cleveland and the postmaster-gen,
eral left their car to shake hands with
the crowd for moment while the train
was being switched onto another track
While this was going on the train pulled
out and ran about mile before their alb
sence was discovered.
At quarter past o'clock the train
reached Belle Meade, six miles from
Nashville, where ex-senator (now judge
Jackson and his brother Gen. w. H,
Jackson entered the Presidents car and
welcomed the party. The President
Mrs. Cleveland, and Col. Lamont en-
tered the carriage of Gen. Jackson to
become his guests until Monday morn
ing when the postmaster-general and
Mrs. Villas, DR.. Bryant, and Mr.. Blssel
accompanied the ex-senator. The Other
llloluUeIS VI Tie parry pTOCeeueu WILL
the train to Nashville, and were
quartered at the Maxwell House, the
guests Of the Nashville American. Mr.
John Human, New York, the we'll.
known Southern fnancier who by in,
vitation joined the presidential party
dined with them at Belle Meade or
Sunday.
After lunch the President and Mrs
Cleveland, escorted by Gen. jackson
drove into Nashville to pay their respect
to Mrs: Polk. At the request of the Wis
itors, the affair was made as informal as
possible, it being designed as an inter
change Of courtesies between the lady o.
the White House of forty years ago, anC
the lady of to-day. There were pres
ent by invitation of Mrs. Polk: Gov
Taylor, Senator w. B. Bates, ex Gov
James D: Porter, Maj. J. w. Thomas
and several other gentlemen. The
stately Polk mansion was surrounded by
great crowd Of people of all socia
grades, all ages and both sexes, gather
ed to see the President and Mrs. Cleve
land.